Swimming & Diving Team Set Records As Boys’ Team Becomes SPC Champions; Boys’ Soccer is SPC Runner Up

THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- SPC CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Swimming & Diving Team Set Records As Boys’ Team Becomes SPC Champions;
Boys’ Soccer is SPC Runner Up

VARSITY SWIMMING & DIVING

Feb. 14-16 SPC Championships in Dallas/Fort Worth

Boys – SPC Champions • Girls – 4th Place

SPC Champions:

Adelaide Herman – 1 meter diving with a new school record of 388.15 points

Campbell Wolford – 50 freestyle with a new school record of 21.81

Chris Seymour – 100 fly with a new school record of 50.34

Boys 200 Free Relay – Vidyal Pradeepkumar, Mitchell Shannon, Henry Shea, Campbell Wolford

Boys 400 Free Relay – Henry Shea, William Staebel, Campbell Wolford, Chris Seymour


All-SPC:

All of the SPC Champions above

Chris Seymour – 2nd place 200 Freestyle

William Staebel – 2nd place 200 IM with a new school record of 1:59.20

Caitlin Lanigan – 2nd place 100 Fly

Tillie Claggett – 2nd place 100 Breast with a new school record of 1:04.82

Boys 200 Medley Relay – Pradeepkumar, Staebel, Seymour, Shannon – 2nd place with a new school record of 1:37.14

Campbell Wolford – 3rd place 100 Free

William Staebel – 3rd place 100 Breast with a new school record of 59.15

Girls 200 Medley Relay – Syuen See, Claggett, Jane Ritch, Lauren Cordes – 3rd place

Girls 200 Free Relay – Lanigan, Claggett, Katia Guerrero, See – 3rd place


Coach Sara Bany: I can almost let the results speak for themselves: We have three individual SPC Champions, two SPC Champion relays, 13 All-SPC Athletes, seven new school records, 36 personal best times, and a boys’ SPC Championship Trophy. But these results don’t tell half of the story. This team came together this year and embraced change. For the first time, they were required to come to morning practices at 6:00 am as a team, in an outdoor pool. Some mornings it was 75 and humid or raining, other mornings it was 33 degrees with a “feels like” temperature of 28. They still came and they still swam. For the first time they came to morning weights as a team and lifted and did pull-ups until their hands were ripping only to have to go to school and then afternoon swim practice. For the first time we travelled to meets all over Houston and as far as Corpus Christi. We spent countless hours on buses, in the water and in the weight room, as a team.

Even though this championship went to the boys– they swam fast, they swam for each other and they earned it. This was a full boys’ and girls’ effort. We needed every bit of encouragement, hard work, and cheering that we got from each individual on The John Cooper Swim Team. Our little team of 18 with one coach outswam and out cheered teams three times as big with four times the coaches. I cannot express how proud I am of these athletes for their accomplishments this season. It has been an honor to be their coach.


SPC Roster:

Tillie Claggett, Lauren Cordes, Victoria Davila, Katia Guerrero, Nicholas Harris, Noelle Harris, Adelaide Herman, Caitlin Lanigan, Vidyal Pradeepkumar, Jane Ritch, Syuen See, Chris Seymour, Mitchell Shannon, Henry Shea, William Staebel, Ellie Wang, Drew Wilkerson, Campbell Wolford

VARSITY BOYS’ SOCCER

Feb. 14-16 at SPC Championships in Dallas/Fort Worth

2019 SPC Runner-Up

Opening Round vs. Cistercian • 1-0 WIN
Goal: James Araya

Championship Quarterfinals vs. St. Marks • 2-1 WIN
Goals: Ali Zidan, Evan Burchfiel

Championship Semifinals vs. Kinkaid • 2-1 WIN
Goals: John Ordman, Evan Burchfiel

Championship Game vs. Episcopal • 2-1 LOSS in overtime
Goal: Evan Burchfiel

Coach Bryan Sherman: I am so proud of the team. They played their hearts out for four games and came so close to winning SPC, but fell just short in the final minutes of the championship against one of the top teams in the nation. Their effort and commitment to one another weas amazing and I am truly in awe of how they performed. The loss hurts but we know that over time we will be able to look back on this season with pride. For me as a coach, this is a group I will never forget.

VARSITY GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Feb. 14-16 at SPC Championships in Dallas

Opening Round vs. Trinity Valley • 38-27 LOSS

Consolation Semifinals vs. Hockaday • 46-43 WIN

Consolation Finals vs. Casady • 49-27 LOSS



SPRING SPORTS BEGIN!



VARSITY BOYS’ & GIRLS’ TRACK & FIELD

2/16 at The Woodlands Christian Academy Invitational

Dragon Boys • 5th out of 28 Teams

Dragon Girls • 7th out of 29 Teams

Boys' Results

Gregory Groppell 1st Shot Put & 2nd Discus

Will McDermott 4th 1600m

Erik Burns 5th 1600m

Jack O'Riordan 5th High Jump

Travis Birdsall 6th Pole Vault

Vishnu Swaminathan 6th 800m

Ben Currin 7th Shot Put

4X400m Relay 6th: Jackson Kovin, Tani Vassir, Erik Burns, Travis Birdsall

Girls' Results

Madison Breaux 1st 300m Hurdles & 3rd 100m Hurdles

Uche Oguchi 1st 400m

Rebecca Melin 2nd 3200m

Amara Oguchi 2nd Discus

Brooke DeMarco 7th 1600m

Caroline Courtney 8th 1600m

Paige Cromley 8th 3200m

Bailey Leavitt 8th 400m


Coach Scott Holland: Great opener to score so well with a small group competing. Outstanding marks to open the season. I am looking forward to seeing how we improve as we work toward SPC. We add our Winter Sport athletes to the team this week.

This weekend a small group will travel to the TWHS Invitational and the remainder of the team will open on the Pate Track in a Dual Meet with Concordia Lutheran.


Next up for Dragon Track & Field:

2/23 host Cooper Concordia Lutheran Dual Meet
2/23 at The Woodlands High School Invitational
3/1-2 at St. John’s Maverick Relays
3/7 Dan Green Invitational, The Woodlands High School


VARSITY BOYS’ BASEBALL

2/12 at Lutheran South • 10-7 LOSS

2/14 vs. Second Baptist • 7-4 LOSS

Next up for Dragon Boys’ Baseball:

2/19 vs. St. Pius X, 6:30 p.m.
2/21 Round Robin vs. St. Thomas H.S., 4 p.m.
2/22 Round Robin vs. Cypress Christian 4 p.m.
2/23 Round Robin vs. Northland Christian, 5 p.m.
2/26 at St. Thomas H.S., 6:30 p.m.


VARSITY GIRLS’ SOFTBALL

Next up for Dragon Girls’ Softball:
2/19 vs. Incarnate Word, 4:30 p.m.
2/22 vs. Frassati, 4:30 p.m.
2/28-3/2 hosting The John Cooper Softball Round Robin


VARSITY BOYS’ & GIRLS’ GOLF

Next up for Dragon Golf:

2/25 Kinkaid at Blackhorse Golf Club
3/3-4 St. John’s Tournament at Wolfdancer Golf Club


VARSITY BOYS’ & GIRLS’ TENNIS

2/15 at Chancellors Racquet Club no results

Next up for Dragon Tennis:
2/19 vs. Woodlands Christian, 4 p.m.
2/22 at Episcopal Tournament, 12 p.m.


UPCOMING VARSITY SPORTS ACTION AT HOME

February 19

Varsity Tennis vs. Woodlands Christian, 4 p.m.

Girls’ Varsity Softball vs. Incarnate Word, 4:30 p.m.

Boys’ Baseball vs. St. Pius X, 6:30 p.m.

February 21

Boys’ Baseball vs. St. Thomas H.S., 4 p.m.

February 22

Boys’ Baseball vs. Cypress Christian, 4 p.m.

Girls’ Softball vs. Frassati, 4:30 p.m.

February 23

Track & Field vs. Concordia Lutheran,

Boys’ Baseball vs. Northland Christian, 5 p.m.


*conference matchup

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